by Forrest Whitman
Central Colorado is boating country. Boating on the Arkansas River is not only fun, it’s a huge business. 42% of the entire Colorado boating market uses the Arkansas. Several other big destinations such as the Taylor are in the region as well. Officials estimate that boaters put a whopping $62 mil into the economy of Central Colorado each year.
Letter from Kathleen Curry
Water – June 2005 – Colorado Central Magazine
Dear Editor,
Recently, Representative Ray Rose [a Montrose Republican] published an article regarding legislation I carried earlier this year regarding protecting the rights of surface users when oil and gas is developed on their property. I would like to set the record straight regarding what actually occurred, and, what I think we should do next to address this critical issue.
Letter from Kathleen Curry
water – November 2002 – Colorado Central Magazine
Dear Ed,
Just wanted to let you know that some of the figures in your article on water in the October edition of Colorado Central should be adjusted. On Page 13 you state that there are 309,000 acres of irrigated land in the “Gunnison Country.” If you are referring to the higher elevation area above Blue Mesa Reservoir, the total irrigated acreage is about 63,000 acres. If you add in the areas tributary to Morrow Point Reservoir and Crystal Reservoir, the total is about 78,000. The farmland in the Uncompahgre Valley under the Uncompahgre Project is in the range of 80,000 acres.